Dual polarization antenna, router, and base station

ABSTRACT

A dual polarization antenna that includes a conductor and two dipoles. The conductor has four radiation arms, each radiation arm forms a branch of the conductor, and two adjacent radiation arms are connected by a connection bridge. The two dipoles are arranged in a cross manner to form four sectors, one radiation arm is arranged in each sector, and the connection bridge is disposed above or below the dipole between the two radiation arms connected by the connection bridge.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a National Stage of International Patent ApplicationNo. PCT/CN2020/135109, filed on Dec. 10, 2020, which claims priority toChinese Patent Application No. 201911395896.7, filed on Dec. 30, 2019,both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This application relates to the field of communication technologies, andin particular, to a dual polarization antenna, a router, and a basestation.

BACKGROUND

Currently, due to complexity of an actual application environment of arouter product and different postures and placement manners of aterminal device, the router needs to meet better throughput experienceof the terminal device in different angles. Therefore, a polarizedantenna becomes a reliable solution. However, frequency bands covered bythe polarized antenna in the market are limited. If frequency bands suchas 2.4G, 5G LB, and 5G HB Wi-Fi need to be covered, the antenna eitheroccupies a relatively large quantity of layers or has a very complexstructure, resulting in difficult processing and high costs.

The conventional technology shown in FIG. 1 discloses a dualpolarization antenna. A stub that is of the dual polarization antennaand that operates in a low frequency band is directly connected to astub that is of the dual polarization antenna and that operates in ahigh frequency band. The dual polarization antenna is mainly used inbase station products to implement dual-band dual-polarization. However,a base station antenna usually has a complex structure. Although adual-band function can be barely implemented, it is difficult to applythe base station antenna to a Wi-Fi frequency band and cover the entireWi-Fi frequency band.

SUMMARY

This application provides a dual polarization antenna, a router, and abase station, to resolve a problem in the conventional technology that adual polarization antenna cannot cover a plurality of frequency bandsand has a complex structure.

According to a first aspect, this application provides a dualpolarization antenna, including a conductor and two dipoles. Theconductor has four radiation arms, each radiation arm forms a branch ofthe conductor, and two adjacent radiation arms are connected by aconnection bridge. The two dipoles are arranged in a cross manner toform four sectors, one radiation arm is arranged in each sector, and theconnection bridge is disposed above or below the dipole between the tworadiation arms connected by the connection bridge. According to thesolution provided in an embodiment, the conductor is a structuresuspending above or below the two dipoles, so that the dual polarizationantenna can generate four resonance points, to cover a plurality offrequency bands such as 1.8G, 2.4G, 5G LB, and 5G HB, and implement adual polarization function in these frequency bands. In addition, thedual polarization antenna has two ports, and a degree of isolation ofthe two ports in a Wi-Fi frequency band reaches −20 dB, so that arequirement of a MIMO antenna is met, and a MIMO signal can be fed.

In an embodiment, the radiation arm has two half-arm elements, each ofthe half-arm elements has a proximal end near the connection bridge anda distal end away from the connection bridge, the half-arm element andthe connection bridge are connected at the proximal end, and the twohalf-arm elements are connected to each other at the distal end.According to the solution provided in an embodiment, a connectionbetween the radiation arm and two adjacent connection bridges is moreflexible and free, and is not limited to one plane, and no additionalconnecting piece needs to be designed. This is more conducive toimplement a structure in which the conductor suspends on the dipole.

In an embodiment, the half-arm element has a straight arm and a bentarm, the straight arm and the connection bridge are connected at theproximal end, the straight arm and the bent arm are connected at thedistal end, and bent arms of the two half-arm elements are connected toeach other at the distal end and form a radiation ring. A maximum widthof the radiation ring along a circumferential direction encircling acentral axis that passes through an intersection point of the twodipoles is greater than a maximum distance between the two straightarms. According to the solution provided in an embodiment, the radiationring with an obviously large circumferential size is formed at a distalend of the radiation arm, to enhance a resonance effect between theradiation arm and the dipole.

In an embodiment, the two half-arm elements of the radiation arm arelocated in different planes and connected through a connection via.According to the solution provided in an embodiment, not only asuspension structure is formed between the conductor and the dipole, butalso the two half-arm elements of the radiation arm are designed as asuspension structure. Serial inductivity of the via further enhances aresonance between the radiation arm and the dipole, deepens a resonancedepth, optimizes impedance matching, and improves antenna performance.

In an embodiment, the connection via is separately perpendicular to theplanes in which the two half-arm elements are located. According to thesolution provided in an embodiment, the connection via forms a distancebetween the two half-arm elements, so that two planes formed by thehalf-arm element and a stub of the dipole are parallel to each other, toensure that the degree of isolation between the two ports is less than−20 dB.

In an embodiment, vertical projections of the two half-arm elements ofeach radiation arm are axisymmetric with respect to an angular bisectorof an angle formed by the two adjacent dipoles, and the four radiationarms form a cross-shaped vertical projection. According to the solutionprovided in an embodiment, distances between the half-arm elements ofthe radiation arms and the dipoles are approximately the same, so thatthe resonance between the conductor and the dipole is more stable.

In an embodiment, the two half-arm elements connected by the connectionbridge are located in a same plane, two adjacent connection bridges arelocated in different planes, and two connection bridges that aresymmetric with respect to the dipole are located in a same plane.According to the solution provided in an embodiment, the conductor andthe dipoles jointly form two resonance planes, and each resonance planehas branches of the two dipoles, two connection bridges that aresymmetric with respect to one of the dipoles, and the half-arm elementsthat are of two adjacent radiation arms and connected to the twoconnection bridges, to accurately form four resonance points and coverall Wi-Fi frequency bands.

In an embodiment, the radiation arm further has a hollow portion, andthe hollow portion is formed by the two half-arm elements of theradiation arm through enclosing. According to the solution provided inan embodiment, the hollow portion on each radiation arm enables theconductor to implement unbalanced transformation.

In an embodiment, a feeding space is enclosed by the four connectionbridges, and the four hollow portions are connected to each otherthrough the feeding space. According to the solution provided in anembodiment, a projection of the conductor is in a shape of a cross slot.

In an embodiment, each of the dipoles includes two dipole elements and acoupling arm located between the two dipole elements. The coupling armis mechanically connected to one of the dipole elements through a via,and electrically coupled to the other dipole element through a feedpoint, and the feed point and the via are located on two opposite sidesof a central axis that passes through an intersection point of the twodipoles. According to the solution provided in an embodiment, serialinductivity of the via is introduced to optimize impedance matching,deepen a resonance depth, and improve antenna performance.

In an embodiment, a feeding space is enclosed by the four connectionbridges, and the via and the feed point are located in the feedingspace. According to the solution provided in an embodiment, currents oftwo stubs of the dipole are blocked in the feeding space, and thecurrent of one stub of the dipole is obviously stronger than the currentof the other stub.

In an embodiment, the feed point is disposed at an end that is of thedipole element and that is located in the feeding space, or disposed atan end that is of the coupling arm and that is away from the via.According to the solution provided in an embodiment, in the feedingspace, the current of the dipole undergoes upper- and lower-layerelectric coupling, to deepen the resonance depth.

In an embodiment, the coupling arm and the dipole element of each dipoleare located in different planes, and the coupling arms of the twodipoles are located in different planes. According to the solutionprovided in an embodiment, in the feeding space, the current flowingthrough the dipole undergoes upper- and lower-layer coupling twice, tofurther deepen the resonance depth.

In an embodiment, polarization planes of the two dipoles extendorthogonally to each other. According to the solution provided in anembodiment, polarization orthogonality of the two dipoles can ensurethat the degree of isolation between the two ports meets a requirementof intermodulation on a degree of isolation between antennas, and thedegree of isolation is less than −20 dB while all Wi-Fi frequency bandsare covered.

In an embodiment, an included angle between the radiation arm and eachof the two adjacent dipoles is 45°. According to the solution providedin an embodiment, resonance distances between the radiation arms of theconductor and the dipole elements of the dipole are the same.

In an embodiment, projections of the four radiation arms in a verticalspace parallel to the central axis that passes through the intersectionpoint of the two dipoles form a centrosymmetric cross shape with respectto the central axis. According to the solution provided in anembodiment, the conductor forms a suspension cross structure withrespect to the dipoles.

In an embodiment, an included angle between the connection bridge andeach of the two adjacent radiation arms is 135°. According to thesolution provided in an embodiment, the feeding space is square.

According to a second aspect, this application provides a router,including the dual polarization antenna according to the first aspect.

According to a third aspect, this application provides a base station,including the dual polarization antenna according to the first aspect.

It can be learned that in the foregoing aspects, the pair of orthogonaldipoles and the suspension cross-shaped conductor are combined, and fourresonances are formed through properly upper- and lower-layerarrangement and by adding the via in the feeding space, to cover theWi-Fi frequency band. Compared with the conventional technology, whenthe degree of isolation between the ports is less than −20 dB, theantenna has better impedance matching, a deeper resonance depth, andbetter radiation performance, is applicable to the router or the basestation, and has a better signal receiving and sending effect.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a plane structure of a dualpolarization antenna used in the conventional technology;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a dual polarization antenna according to anembodiment of this application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an upper-layer structure of a dualpolarization antenna according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a lower-layer structure of a dualpolarization antenna according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a partially enlarged three-dimensionalstructure of a dual polarization antenna in which no via is introducedaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a partially enlarged three-dimensionalstructure of a dual polarization antenna in which no via is introducedaccording to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 7 is a simulation diagram of a signal resonance of a dualpolarization antenna according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 8 is a simulation comparison diagram of a resonance generated whenno via is introduced in a dual polarization antenna and a resonancegenerated when a via is introduced in a dual polarization antenna arecompared according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 9 is a Smith chart of a dual polarization antenna in which no viais introduced and a Smith chart of a dual polarization antenna in whicha via is introduced according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 10 a to FIG. 10 d are directivity patterns of a dual polarizationantenna when the dual polarization antenna operates in four Wi-Fifrequency bands according to an embodiment of this application; and

FIG. 11 a to FIG. 11 d are distribution diagrams of currents of a dualpolarization antenna when the dual polarization antenna operates in fourWi-Fi frequency bands according to an embodiment of this application.

REFERENCE NUMERALS

-   -   1-Conductor;        -   11-radiation arm;            -   111-half-arm element;                -   1111-straight arm;                -   1112-bent arm;        -   12-connection bridge;        -   13-connection via;        -   14-hollow portion;        -   15-feeding space;    -   2-dipole;        -   21-dipole element;        -   22-coupling arm;        -   23-via;        -   24-feed point;    -   3-sector;    -   31-angular bisector;    -   4-upper resonant plane;    -   5-lower resonant plane.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

To better understand the technical solutions of this application, thefollowing describes embodiments of this application in detail withreference to the accompanying drawings.

It should be clear that the described embodiments are merely some ratherthan all of embodiments of this application. All other embodimentsobtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on embodiments ofthis application without creative efforts shall fall within theprotection scope of this application.

Terms used in embodiments of this application are merely for the purposeof describing embodiments, but are not intended to limit thisapplication. Terms “a”, “the”, and “this” of singular forms used inembodiments and the appended claims of this application are alsointended to include plural forms, unless otherwise specified in thecontext clearly.

It should be understood that the term “and/or” used in thisspecification describes only an association relationship betweenassociated objects and represents that three relationships may exist.For example, A and/or B may represent the following three cases: Only Aexists, both A and B exist, and only B exists. In addition, thecharacter “I” in this specification generally indicates an “or”relationship between the associated objects.

It should be noted that orientation words such as “above”, “below”,“left”, and “right” described in embodiments of this application aredescribed from perspectives shown in the accompanying drawings, andshould not be construed as a limitation on embodiments of thisapplication. Moreover, in the context, it also should be understoodthat, when it is mentioned that one element is connected “above” or“below” another element, the element can be directly connected “above”or “below” the another element, or may be indirectly connected “above”or “below” the another element through an intermediate element.

Refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 11 . FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a planestructure of a dual polarization antenna used in the conventionaltechnology. FIG. 2 is a plan view of a dual polarization antennaaccording to an embodiment of this application. FIG. 3 is a schematicdiagram of an upper-layer structure of the dual polarization antennaaccording to an embodiment of this application. FIG. 4 is a schematicdiagram of a lower-layer structure of the dual polarization antennaaccording to an embodiment of this application. FIG. 5 is a schematicdiagram of a partially enlarged three-dimensional structure of the dualpolarization antenna in which no via is introduced according to anembodiment of this application. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of apartially enlarged three-dimensional structure of a dual polarizationantenna in which a via is introduced according to an embodiment of thisapplication. FIG. 7 is a simulation diagram of a signal resonance of thedual polarization antenna according to an embodiment of thisapplication. FIG. 8 is a simulation comparison diagram of a resonancegenerated when no via is introduced in a dual polarization antenna and aresonance generated when a via is introduced in a dual polarizationantenna according to an embodiment of this application. FIG. 9 comparesa Smith chart obtained when no via is introduced in a dual polarizationantenna and a Smith chart obtained when a via is introduced in a dualpolarization antenna according to an embodiment of this application.FIG. 10 a to FIG. 10 d are directivity patterns of a dual polarizationantenna when the dual polarization antenna operates in four Wi-Fifrequency bands according to an embodiment of this application. FIG. 11a to FIG. 11 d are distribution diagrams of currents of a dualpolarization antenna when the dual polarization antenna operates in fourWi-Fi frequency bands according to an embodiment of this application.

The dual polarization antenna is an antenna capable of implementing amultiple-input multiple-output function. When the dual polarizationantenna is disposed in a base station, only one antenna needs to bedisposed in each sector of the base station to meet a requirement of aMIMO antenna.

As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 , the dual polarization antenna provided inthe first aspect of embodiments of this application includes oneconductor 1 and two dipoles 2. The conductor 1 has four radiation arms11, each radiation arm 11 forms one branch of the conductor 1, the twodipoles 2 are arranged in a cross manner to form four sectors 3, and oneradiation arm 11 is disposed in each sector 3. When viewed from the topdown, the dual polarization antenna is divided into the four sectors 3,which are formed by dividing the dual polarization antenna by each stubof the two dipoles 2. The radiation arm 11 in each sector 3 resonateswith adjacent stubs of the two dipoles 2, to implement signal receivingand sending.

In the dual polarization antenna according to an embodiment, theconductor 1 and the dipole 2 are not in contact or connected, and thetwo dipoles 2 are not in contact or connected either. The conductor 1and the two dipoles 2 have an overlapping part or a contacting part ofvertical projections only in the top view, but have an obvious sense ofhierarchy in the three-dimensional space. In an embodiment, a part ofthe conductor 1 is above the dipole 2, and a part of the conductor 1 isbelow the dipole 2. In an intersecting part of the vertical projectionsof the two dipoles 2, one dipole 2 is above the other dipole 2.Therefore, in an embodiment, connection bridges 12 connecting theradiation arms 11 in different planes are disposed between the radiationarms 11, two adjacent radiation arms 11 are connected by one connectionbridge 12, and the connection bridge 12 is disposed above or below thedipole 2 between the two radiation arms 11 that are connected by theconnection bridge 12.

For example, from a top perspective, the radiation arm 11 in each sector3 extends from an intersection point of the vertical projections of thetwo dipoles 2 to an opening direction of the sector 3. The connectionbridge 12 is connected between ends that are of the radiation arms 11 intwo adjacent sectors 3 and that are close to the intersection point. Avertical projection of the connection bridge 12 intersects one stub ofthe dipole 2, but the connection bridge 12 is not in contact with orconnected to the dipole 2 in the three-dimensional space. In this way,the conductor 1 having a suspension structure in the dual polarizationantenna according to an embodiment is formed, so that the dualpolarization antenna can generate four resonance points, to cover aplurality of frequency bands such as 1.8G, 2.4G, 5G LB, and 5G HB, andimplement a dual polarization function in these frequency bands. Inaddition, the dual polarization antenna has two ports, and a degree ofisolation of the two ports in a Wi-Fi frequency band reaches −20 dB, sothat a requirement of a MIMO antenna is met, and a MIMO signal can befed.

Because the conductor 1 is of a suspension structure, and the twodipoles 2 are obviously layered from top to bottom, to ensure aresonance effect between the radiation arm 11 and the dipole 2 withoutaffecting signal receiving and sending, the radiation arm 11 in the dualpolarization antenna in an embodiment is designed as a separatedstructure. For example, each radiation arm 11 has two half-arm elements111, each half-arm element 111 has a proximal end close to theconnection bridge 12 and a distal end far away from the connectionbridge 12, the half-arm element 111 and the connection bridge 12 areconnected at the proximal end, and the two half-arm elements 111 areconnected to each other at the distal end.

The separated structure of the radiation arm 11 enables each half-armelement 111 of the radiation arm 11 to resonate with the stub of thedipole 2 on a same plane. In this way, a resonance between differenthalf-arm elements 111 and the stub of the dipole 2 does not interferewith each other, to ensure that a degree of isolation between the twoports is not excessively small. In addition, a connection between theradiation arm 11 and two adjacent connection bridges 12 is more flexibleand free, and is not limited to one plane, and no additional connectingpiece needs to be designed. This is more conducive to implement astructure in which the conductor 1 suspends on the dipole 2.

Further, in the dual polarization antenna according to an embodiment,the conductor 1 has a cross-shaped projection viewed from the topperspective, and each radiation arm 11 is a branch of the conductor 1.Therefore, the half-arm element 111 of the radiation arm 11 is designedas a linear structure. In addition, to ensure resonance, a structurewith a wider width is designed at an end of the half-arm element 111.For example, the half-arm element 111 has a straight arm 1111 and a bentarm 1112. The straight arm 1111 is connected to the connection bridge 12at the proximal end, and the straight arm 1111 and the bent arm 1112 areconnected at the distal end. Bent arms 1112 of the two half-arm elements111 are connected to each other at the distal end and form a radiationring. A maximum width of the radiation ring along a circumferentialdirection encircling a central axis that passes through an intersectionpoint of the two dipoles 2 is greater than a maximum distance betweenthe two straight arms 1111.

The dual polarization antenna in an embodiment uses the radiation arm 11of the separated structure, and resonates with the dipole 2 by using aradiation ring that is formed at the distal end of the radiation arm 11and that has a wider width in the circumferential direction of a plane,to enhance the resonance effect between the radiation arm 11 and thedipole 2.

Further, in the dual polarization antenna in an embodiment, to generatea better resonance between the radiation arm 11 and the dipole 2, thebent arms 1112 of the two half-arm elements 111 that form the radiationring are preferably designed to be a structure that is located in a sameplane as the stub of the dipole 2 that resonates with the bent arms1112. For example, the two half-arm elements 111 of the same radiationarm 11 are located in different planes to form an upper-lower layeredstructure. The bent arms 1112 of the two half-arm elements 111 areconnected through a connection via 13, so that one half-arm element 111of the radiation arm 11 and the stub that is of the dipole 2 and locatedat an upper layer are in a same plane and resonate with each other, andthe other half-arm element 111 of the radiation arm 11 and the stub thatis of the dipole 2 and located at a lower layer are in a same plane andresonate with each other. Preferably, the connection via 13 isseparately perpendicular to the planes in which the two half-armelements 111 are located. The connection via 13 forms a distance betweenthe two half-arm elements 111, so that two planes formed by the half-armelement 111 and the stub of the dipole 2 are parallel to each other, toensure that the degree of isolation between the two ports is less than−20 dB.

In the dual polarization antenna in an embodiment, not only a suspensionstructure is formed between the conductor 1 and the dipole 2, but alsothe two half-arm elements 111 of the radiation arm 11 are designed as asuspension structure. Serial inductivity of the connection via 13further enhances a resonance between the radiation arm 11 and the dipole2, deepens a resonance depth, optimizes impedance matching, and improvesantenna performance.

Further, in the dual polarization antenna according to an embodiment, aplane shape formed by the conductor 1 and the two dipoles 2 at the topperspective is designed as an asterisk. That is, the two dipoles 2 andthe conductor 1 are cross-shaped suspension structures. For example,vertical projections of the two half-arm elements 111 of each radiationarm 11 are axisymmetric with respect to an angular bisector 31 of anangle formed by the two adjacent dipoles 2, and the four radiation arms11 form a cross-shaped vertical projection. For example, a resonancedistance between the half-arm element 111 that is of the radiation arm11 and located at the upper layer and the stub that is of the dipole 2and located at the upper layer and closest to the radiation arm 11 isequal to a resonance distance between the half-arm element 111 that isof the same radiation arm 11 and located at the lower layer and the stubthat is of the dipole 2 and located at the lower layer and closest tothe radiation arm 11, so that a resonance between the conductor 1 andthe dipole 2 is more stable.

Further, to maintain close degrees of isolation between four resonancesand prevent the resonances from interfering with each other, in theupper- and lower-layer suspension structure of the dual polarizationantenna in an embodiment, two half-arm elements 111 connected by aconnection bridge 12 are located in a same plane, two adjacentconnection bridges 12 are located in different planes, and twoconnection bridges 12 that are symmetric with respect to the dipole 2are located in a same plane. For example, there are two resonance planesin the upper- and lower-layer suspension structure. Two stubs of onedipole 2 are arranged on an upper resonance plane 4. Two half-armelements 111 that are of two radiation arms 11 in two sectors 3 on oneside of the dipole 2, connected to each other by the connection bridge12, and far away from the dipole 2 are arranged on the upper resonanceplane 4. Similarly, two half-arm elements 111 are arranged on the otherside of the dipole 2 in the same manner. Similarly, two stubs of adipole 2 are arranged on a lower resonance plane 5. Two half-armelements 111 that are of two radiation arms 11 in two sectors 3 on oneside of the dipole 2, connected to each other by the connection bridge12, and far away from the dipole 2 are arranged on the lower resonanceplane 5. Similarly, two half-arm elements 111 are arranged on the otherside of the dipole 2 in the same manner.

In the dual polarization antenna of an embodiment, the conductor 1 andthe dipoles 2 jointly form the resonance planes 4 and 5, and eachresonance plane has the branches of the two dipoles 2, the twoconnection bridges 12 that are symmetric with respect to one of thedipoles 2, and the half-arm elements 111 that are of two adjacentradiation arms 11 and connected to the two connection bridges 12, toaccurately form four resonance points and cover all Wi-Fi frequencybands.

Further, to ensure that the four resonances do not interfere with eachother, in the dual polarization antenna in an embodiment, the radiationarm 11 further has a hollow portion 14. The hollow portion 14 is formedby the two half-arm elements 111 of the radiation arm 11 throughenclosing, and the hollow portion 14 on each radiation arm 11 enablesthe conductor 1 to implement an unbalanced transformation function.

Further, in the dual polarization antenna in an embodiment, a feedingspace 15 is enclosed by the four connection bridges 12, and the fourhollow portions 14 are connected to each other through the feeding space15, so that a projection of the conductor 1 is in a shape of a crossslot.

Further, in the dual polarization antenna according to an embodiment, tomatch the suspension structure of the conductor 1, a structure of thedipole 2 is also designed to be a three-dimensional suspensionstructure. In this way, the two dipoles 2 and the conductor 1 form amulti-plane resonance structure with upper- and lower-layer cabling. Forexample, each dipole 2 includes two dipole elements 21 and a couplingarm 22 located between the two dipole elements 21. The coupling arm 22is mechanically connected to one of the dipole elements 21 through a via23, and electrically coupled to the other dipole element 21 through afeed point 24. The feed point 24 and the via 23 are located on twoopposite sides of a central axis that passes through an intersectionpoint of the two dipoles 2.

In the dual polarization antenna in an embodiment, the dipole 2 includesthree parts: two dipole elements 21 for resonance and one coupling arm22 for feeding and forming a suspension structure. One end of thecoupling arm 22 is connected to one of the dipole elements 21 throughthe via 23. The other end of the coupling arm 22 is not in contact withor connected to the other dipole element 21, and a current is fed fromone dipole element 21 to the other dipole element 21 through the feedpoint 24 at this end. In the dual polarization antenna according to anembodiment, the dipole 2 is designed as a three-segmentthree-dimensional suspension structure, and the via 23 is added on thedipole element 21, so that a resonance of the dipoles 2 is in serialinductivity, to optimize impedance matching, deepen a resonance depth,and improve performance of the dual polarization antenna.

In the dual polarization antenna in an embodiment, a feeding space 15 isenclosed by the four connection bridges 12, the via 23 and the feedpoint 24 are located in the feeding space 15, and currents of the twostubs of the dipole 2 are blocked in the feeding space 15. As shown inFIG. 10 d and FIG. 11 d , when the dipole 2 and the conductor 1 resonatein a high frequency band, if a current of an upper half stub of thedipole 2 is coupled to the coupling arm 22 through the feed point 24 ofthe feeding space 15, and then flows to a lower half stub of the dipole2 through the via 23, a magnitude of the current is obviously reduced,and a straight line representing the magnitude of the current shown inthe figure becomes thinner. In this way, a state in which a current ofone stub of the dipole 2 is obviously stronger than that of the otherstub of the dipole 2 is formed. Because the via 23 is in serialinductivity, the via 23 blocks a surface current in the high frequencyband. As a result, in the high frequency band, only one stub of thedipole 2 has a stronger current, so that a directivity pattern iscontrolled.

In the dual polarization antenna in an embodiment, the feed point 24 isdisposed at one end that is of the dipole element 21 and located in thefeeding space 15, or disposed at one end that is of the coupling arm 22and far away from the via 23. In this way, in the feeding space 15, thecurrent of the dipole 2 undergoes upper- and lower-layer electriccoupling, to deepen the resonance depth.

Further, in the dual polarization antenna in an embodiment, the couplingarm 22 and the dipole elements 21 of each dipole 2 are located indifferent planes, and the coupling arms 22 of the two dipoles 2 areseparately located in different planes, to form a suspension structurein which the two dipole elements 21 are in one plane and the couplingarm 22 is in another plane. In this case, because of existence of thevia 23, in the feeding space 15, the current flowing through the dipole2 undergoes upper- and lower-layer coupling twice, to further deepen theresonance depth.

In the dual polarization antenna in an embodiment, polarization planesof two dipoles 2 extend orthogonally to each other. Polarizationorthogonality of the two dipoles 2 can ensure that the degree ofisolation between the two ports meets a requirement of intermodulationon a degree of isolation between antennas, and the degree of isolationis less than −20 dB while all Wi-Fi frequency bands are covered.

In the dual polarization antenna in an embodiment, an included anglebetween the radiation arm 11 and each of the two adjacent dipoles 2 is45°. In this way, resonance distances between the radiation arms 11 ofthe conductor 1 and the dipole elements 21 of the dipole 2 are the same.

In the dual polarization antenna in an embodiment, projections of thefour radiation arms 11 in a vertical space parallel to the central axisthat passes through the intersection point of the two dipoles 2 form acentrosymmetric cross shape with respect to the central axis, so thatthe conductor 1 forms a suspension cross structure with respect to thedipole 2.

In the dual polarization antenna in an embodiment, an included anglebetween the connection bridge 12 and each of the two adjacent radiationarms 11 is 135°, and the feeding space 15 is a square.

FIG. 7 is a simulation diagram of a resonance of the dual polarizationantenna according to an embodiment. Based on the two dipoles 2 that areorthogonal to each other and the conductor 1 having the suspension crossstructure, signal simulation is performed on the dual polarizationantenna formed by combining the conductor 1 having the suspension crossstructure and the dipole 2 through proper upper- and lower-layercabling, to form four resonances, so as to obtain the simulation diagramthat can cover a frequency band 1.8 GHz and three Wi-Fi frequency bands:2.4 GHz, 5.1 GHz, and 5.8 GHz. The four resonances respectivelycorrespond to four operating modes of the dual polarization antenna, andare applicable to Wi-Fi tri-band dual polarization coverage in a routerproduct. 2.4 GHz is an operating frequency band of a low Wi-Fifrequency, and 5G LB and 5G HB are operating frequency bands of highWi-Fi frequencies.

FIG. 8 is a comparison diagram of resonance depths of the dualpolarization antenna according to an embodiment when the via 13 and thevia 23 are disposed and when the via 13 and the via 23 are not disposed.It can be seen that when the via 13 and the via 23 are disposed in thedipole 2, the dipole 2 presents an upper-lower layered suspensionstructure, the resonance depth of the dipole 2 is deeper.

It can be learned from the simulation diagrams shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.8 that a return loss of the antenna generated by the resonances coversthe four frequency bands: 1.8 GHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.1 GHz, and 5.8 GHz, thedegree of isolation between the two ports is less than −20 dB, and thevia 13 and the via 23 are added at a feeding position of the dipole 2 todeepen the resonance depth, optimize the impedance matching, implementgood radiation performance, and improve the antenna performance.

FIG. 9 is a Smith chart of the dual polarization antenna according to anembodiment when the via 13 and the via 23 are disposed and when the via13 and the via 23 are not disposed. By comparing dashed lines (when thevia 13 and the via 23 are not disposed) and solid lines (when the via 13and the via 23 are disposed), it can be learned that, when the via 13and the via 23 are not disposed, a mark point A is in the fourthquadrant, and after the via 13 and the via 23 are added, the mark pointmoves clockwise from A to B (located at a central matching point).Therefore, the dual polarization antenna provided with the via 13 andthe via 23 further optimizes impedance through the serial inductivity ofthe via 13 and the via 23.

FIG. 10 a to FIG. 10 d are directivity diagrams of the dual polarizationantenna according to an embodiment when the dual polarization antennaoperates in the four frequency bands: 1.8 GHz, 2.4 GHz, 5.1 GHz, and 5.8GHz. FIG. 11 a to FIG. 11 d are distribution diagrams of currents of thedual polarization antenna according to an embodiment of the applicationwhen the dual polarization antenna operates in the four frequency bands.

It can be learned from these directivity patterns and distributiondiagrams of the surface currents that the dual polarization antennaaccording to an embodiment has four operating modes: a mode 1, a mode 2,a mode 3, and a mode 4. The mode 1 is a dipole fundamental mode, themode 2 is a “dipole-like” fundamental mode generated by the suspensioncross structure of the conductor 1, and mode 3 is jointly generated by adipole higher-order mode and the suspension cross structure of theconductor 1. Because of existence of a surface current on the conductor1, in a directivity pattern of the dipole higher-order mode, a main lobedisappears and a side lobe is enhanced. The mode 4 is also jointlygenerated by the dipole higher-order mode and a slot mode of thesuspension cross structure of the conductor 1, and because of existenceof the metal via 13 and via 23, a current of the stub that is of thedipole 2 and located at the upper layer is obviously stronger than acurrent of the stub that is of the dipole 2 and located at the lowerlayer.

According to a second aspect, an embodiment provides a router, includingthe dual polarization antenna provided in the first aspect. The dualpolarization antenna has a small size, a thin thickness, and goodcoverage of a Wi-Fi frequency band, and is applicable to a routerproduct.

According to a third aspect, an embodiment provides a base station,including the dual polarization antenna provided in the first aspect. Aproperly designed feeding structure can cover a wide frequency band ofthe base station.

Compared with a disadvantage that a dual polarization antenna with onlyorthogonal dipoles 2 generates only two resonance points, the dualpolarization antenna in an embodiment can accurately form fourresonances by combining a pair of orthogonal dipoles 2 and a suspensioncross-shaped conductor 1, properly upper- and lower-layer arrangement isused, and the vias 13 and 23 are disposed in the feeding space 15 and onthe conductor 1, to accurately form the four resonances and implement afour-frequency resonance, so as to cover four Wi-Fi frequency bands. Inaddition, the degree of isolation between the two ports is less than −20dB, and is smaller. In the six vias 13 and 23 disposed on the dipoles 2and the conductor 1, two vias 23 are located in the feeding space 15,and are configured to connect the dipole element 21 and the coupling arm22 of the dipole 2, and each of the remaining four vias 13 is located ata joint of the bent arm 1112 of the two half-arm elements 111 of theradiation arm 11, and is configured to form the radiation ring of anupper-lower layered structure, so as to make full use of the serialinductivity of the vias 13 and 23, deepen the resonance depth, optimizethe impedance matching, implement stronger antenna performance. In thisway, the antenna is applicable to a router or the base station, and asignal receiving and sending effect is better. In addition, in ahigh-frequency operating mode, a high-frequency surface current isobstructed. As a result, in the high-frequency mode, only one stub ofthe dipole 2 has a stronger current, so that a directivity pattern iscontrolled.

The foregoing descriptions are merely implementations of the presentdisclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is notlimited thereto. Any variation or replacement readily figured out by oneof ordinary skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed inthe present disclosure shall fall within the protection scope of thepresent disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the presentdisclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

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 20. A dual polarization antenna, comprising: aconductor having four radiation arms, wherein each radiation arm forms abranch of the conductor, and wherein two adjacent radiation arms areconnected by using a connection bridge; and two dipoles arranged in across manner to form four sectors, wherein one radiation arm is arrangedin each sector, and wherein the connection bridge is disposed above orbelow the dipole between the two radiation arms connected by theconnection bridge.
 21. The dual polarization antenna according to claim20, wherein the radiation arm has two half-arm elements, wherein each ofthe half-arm elements has a proximal end near the connection bridge anda distal end away from the connection bridge, wherein the half-armelement and the connection bridge are connected at the proximal end, andwherein the two half-arm elements are connected to each other at thedistal end.
 22. The dual polarization antenna according to claim 21,wherein the half-arm element has a straight arm and a bent arm, whereinthe straight arm and the connection bridge are connected at the proximalend, wherein the straight arm and the bent arm are connected at thedistal end, wherein bent arms of the two half-arm elements are connectedto each other at the distal end and form a radiation ring, and wherein amaximum width of the radiation ring along a circumferential directionencircling a central axis that passes through an intersection point ofthe two dipoles is greater than a maximum distance between the twostraight arms.
 23. The dual polarization antenna according to claim 22,wherein the two half-arm elements of the radiation arm are located indifferent planes and connected through a connection via.
 24. The dualpolarization antenna according to claim 23, wherein the connection viais separately perpendicular to the planes in which the two half-armelements are located.
 25. The dual polarization antenna according toclaim 21, wherein vertical projections of the two half-arm elements ofeach radiation arm are axisymmetric to an angular bisector of an angleformed by the two adjacent dipoles, and wherein the four radiation armsform a cross-shaped vertical projection.
 26. The dual polarizationantenna according to claim 22, wherein the two half-arm elementsconnected by the connection bridge are located in a same plane, whereintwo adjacent connection bridges are located in different planes, andwherein two connection bridges symmetric to the dipole are located in asame plane.
 27. The dual polarization antenna according to claim 22,wherein the radiation arm further has a hollow portion formed by the twohalf-arm elements of the radiation arm through enclosing.
 28. The dualpolarization antenna according to claim 27, wherein a feeding space isenclosed by the four connection bridges, and wherein the four hollowportions are connected to each other through the feeding space.
 29. Thedual polarization antenna according to claim 20, wherein each of thedipoles comprises two dipole elements and a coupling arm located betweenthe two dipole elements, wherein the coupling arm is mechanicallyconnected to one of the dipole elements through a via, and electricallycoupled to the other dipole element through a feed point, and whereinthe feed point and the via are located on two opposite sides of acentral axis that passes through an intersection point of the twodipoles.
 30. The dual polarization antenna according to claim 29,wherein a feeding space is enclosed by the four connection bridges, andwherein the via and the feed point are located in the feeding space. 31.The dual polarization antenna according to claim 29, wherein the feedpoint is disposed at an end of the dipole element and located in thefeeding space, or disposed at an end of the coupling arm and far awayfrom the via.
 32. The dual polarization antenna according to claim 29,wherein the coupling arm and the dipole element of each dipole arelocated in different planes, and wherein the coupling arms of the twodipoles are separately located in different planes.
 33. The dualpolarization antenna according to claim 20, wherein polarization planesof the two dipoles extend orthogonally to each other.
 34. The dualpolarization antenna according to claim 20, wherein an included anglebetween the radiation arm and each of the two adjacent dipoles is 45°.35. The dual polarization antenna according to claim 20, whereinprojections of the four radiation arms in a vertical space parallel tothe central axis that passes through the intersection point of the twodipoles form a centrosymmetric cross shape to the central axis.
 36. Thedual polarization antenna according to claim 20, wherein an includedangle between the connection bridge and each of the two adjacentradiation arms is 135°.
 37. A router, comprising a dual polarizationantenna comprising: a conductor having four radiation arms, wherein eachradiation arm forms a branch of the conductor, and wherein two adjacentradiation arms are connected by using a connection bridge; and twodipoles arranged in a cross manner to form four sectors, wherein oneradiation arm is arranged in each sector, and wherein the connectionbridge is disposed above or below the dipole between the two radiationarms connected by the connection bridge.
 38. The router according toclaim 37, wherein the radiation arm has two half-arm elements, whereineach of the half-arm elements has a proximal end near the connectionbridge and a distal end away from the connection bridge, wherein thehalf-arm element and the connection bridge are connected at the proximalend, and wherein the two half-arm elements are connected to each otherat the distal end.
 39. A base station, comprising a dual polarizationantenna comprising: a conductor having four radiation arms, wherein eachradiation arm forms a branch of the conductor, and wherein two adjacentradiation arms are connected by using a connection bridge; and twodipoles arranged in a cross manner to form four sectors, wherein oneradiation arm is arranged in each sector, and wherein the connectionbridge is disposed above or below the dipole between the two radiationarms connected by the connection bridge.